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The HuffPost ”Listen To America: A HuffPost Road Trip” will visit 23 cities over 7 weeks and includes a Milwaukee stop in October. The cross-country bus tour was conceived as a way to listen and learn what it means to be American today. Launching in September, the multi-state road trip will spotlight personal stories and perspectives from across the United States. The editorial aim will be to better understand what unifies people and the country, rather focus on the issues than divide. The ultimate goal will be to accurately, humanely, and emotionally capture the concerns, hopes, and dreams of...

Along Lake Michigan for the next few weeks, Milwaukee’s future sailors are perfecting their nautical skills as part of a joint program from Discovery World and the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center. The partnership continues efforts by both organizations to teach local youth the world of sailing. From water safety to sail rigging and theory, students between the ages of 8 to 17 will spend an entire week at Discovery World in new Learn to Sail Summer Camp. The program began on July 10 and runs through August 4. “We always talk about the scientists sailing, which is a big...

The Benedict Center announced the expansion of its Sisters Diversion Program, a street-level diversion for women in street prоstіtutіоn, to the city’s south side at a press conference on July 13 at the Hope House of Milwaukee. The initiative comes with the cooperation of the Milwaukee Pоlіcе Department and the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office. The Sisters Diversion Program offers an innovative, community-pоlіcе partnership to use a public health approach, instead of a traditional crіmіnаl justice method, to help women in street prоstіtutіоn address their underlying needs. “Women in the street-based sеx trade face high levels of viоIеncе, addiction,...

The 2017 Milwaukee Air and Water Show took place under mixed weather conditions along the Milwaukee lakefront on July 15 and 16, attracting crowds of thousands to Bradford Beach and Lincoln Memorial Drive as aircraft propelled by blade and turbine buzzed downtown. While sleek machines filled the sky at high speed, not all participants in the airshow had wings. Eleven members of the elite United States Army Parachute Team left their plane behind and free-fell to earth. Known as the Golden Knights, the precision military parachutists touched down on their mark to cheering fans within three minutes of jumping...

After nearly three decades, the only remaining African-American owned bookstore in Wisconsin closed on July 8. Carla Allison, owner of the Reader’s Choice bookstore, officially retired at the age of 74. Her books have inspired and educated children of color over the past 28 years. “My fondest memory of being here is putting the first books on the shelf the day we opened, in the knowledge that I’m going to serve the community,” said Allison. “This has been the work of mission for me. It is not a profit point, but a service to the community. I’m gratified and...